Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Parkside, Queensland 4825 · Mount Isa LGA
#258 of 269 high schools in QLD
#1438 of 1,472 nationally
About Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct
Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct is a public high school located in Parkside, Queensland (4825), within the Mount Isa local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 926 students (488 girls and 438 boys).
Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct has an ICSEA value of 866, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 6th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 56% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 86 teachers (83.6 full-time equivalent) and 87 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 5% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct scores 17.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 258th of 269 secondary schools in QLD (2nd of 2 in the Mount Isa area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 866
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-5% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-29 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct's 926 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Joseph's Catholic School
Mount Isa · Catholic primary · Prep-6
313 students · ICSEA 1010 · 1.2 km away
Happy Valley State School
Happy Valley · Government primary · Prep-6
387 students · ICSEA 927 · 1.2 km away
Mount Isa Central State School
Mount Isa · Government primary · Prep-6
211 students · ICSEA 791 · 1.4 km away
Healy State School
Healy · Government primary · Prep-6
217 students · ICSEA 887 · 1.6 km away
Good Shepherd Catholic College
Mount Isa · Catholic high school · 7-12
434 students · ICSEA 978 · 1.6 km away
Townview State School
Townview · Government primary · Prep-6
209 students · ICSEA 776 · 2.1 km away
Mount Isa School of the Air
Pioneer · Government combined · Prep-10
175 students · ICSEA 1009 · 2.7 km away
Mount Isa Special School
Pioneer · Government special · Prep-12
35 students · ICSEA 877 · 2.9 km away
St Kieran's Catholic School
Mount Isa · Catholic primary · Prep-6
140 students · ICSEA 858 · 3.0 km away
Barkly Highway State School
Soldiers Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
266 students · ICSEA 935 · 3.0 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Mount Morgan State High School
Mount Morgan · Government high school · 7-12
230 students · ICSEA 869
Heatley Secondary College
Heatley · Government high school · 7-12
715 students · ICSEA 862
Pioneer State High School
Andergrove · Government high school · 7-12
536 students · ICSEA 875
Woodridge State High School
Logan Central · Government high school · 7-12
1,088 students · ICSEA 856
Woree State High School
Woree · Government high school · 7-12
750 students · ICSEA 854
Charters Towers State High School
Charters Towers City · Government high school · 7-12
303 students · ICSEA 879
Frequently asked questions
Is Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct a public or private school?
Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct offer?
Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct?
In 2025, Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct had 926 enrolled students (488 girls, 438 boys), a change of -5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct?
Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 866. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct rank in QLD?
Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct ranks 258th of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (17.5/100), and 1438th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct?
Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct has about 11.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct?
In 2025, Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct had 195 students in Year 7 and 142 in Year 12.
Is Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct co-ed?
Yes. Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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